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| Vintage Pot Metal Broken Chandelier |
The Dilema Object:
Can it serve any purpose? Yes
Cost of repair worth it? No
Save some, scrap the rest? No
Armature for a mobile? Yes
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| Decoration close up |
The main piece has holes to attach 4 arms. One arm is broken off. Pot metal indicates to me a low value as well as lousy glue piece back on. Even using liquid weld glue (messy), I have yet seen pot metal form a good bond.
There is a nice chain, about a yard long to hang it from the ceiling. The electrical wire would weave through it. There is no ceiling medallion. I suspect it may have been hung from an old church.
Purchased over 20 years ago, it is one of a few spring purge items not being donated or going to the transfer station. Broken metal pieces are the awww puppies of the metal world to me. Would I buy such a piece again at a yard sale? You betcha.
I can easily remove the remaining arms and attach new pieces for a mobile. Channel an inner Aleander Caldwell.
Sway Happily This Week-end!
Dance
Mix an original smoothie
Create a watercress salad
Browse flower seeds online
Decorate an old pair of jeans
Make a paper mobile
Sing to a lampshade
Have an ice cream parfait
Read about Earth's soil composition
Such character and life in the chandelier great photos and post ~
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Maywyn this looks like such an interesting piece. What may be junk to some is a treasurer to another! Have a Happy Swaying Weekend :) Hugs!
ReplyDeleteYou are so creative and see potential in things! Good luck with it as it is worth saving.
ReplyDeleteOh, I know what you mean about metal pieces. Even broken, they are hard to give away. Something about the antique look of them. I like the fact that you are being creative with this piece and want to fix it and give it a new look.
ReplyDeleteDecorate an old pair of jeans, I like that one. ; )
~Sheri
Thank you, Carol
ReplyDeleteThe piece does have an elegant vibe. Hugs
Debbie,
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of art nouveau.
Maybe it use to be in a swanky saloon.
Hugs
Marie,
ReplyDeleteYes to worth saving.
The broken piece is around here someplace. Wires for a mobile should be easy to attach.
Sheri,
ReplyDeleteAn old rusty hanging scale I let go many years ago, the loss still haunts me.
Never again unless scrap metal prices are the same as gold.
lol
Have fun with it!
ReplyDeleteWhat I can see of it, I like! You are so clever, May. Now I will be on the lookout for such a thing - though I'm sure I'll never find it. ;^) A mobile sounds wonderful.
ReplyDeleteWilliam,
ReplyDeleteFun will be where to hang it because ceiling hooks are not allowed.
Becki,
ReplyDeleteVintage 1950s hanging lights should be easier to find than the monster I have.
I can see the possibilities! A mobile sounds like a perfect plan and now I'm waiting to see what you find to add to it.
ReplyDeleteMaryanne,
ReplyDeleteA fan of Calder, I lean towards various colorful plastic shapes, metal and wire.